How much revenue did Rust make?

$462.1M–$1242.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rust sell?

Q: How many copies did Rust sell?

42.0M to 68.3M copies, based on its 1.4M Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 42.0M–68.3M; $462.1M–$1242.5M after Steam's cut $840.2M–$1911.5M before the cut; from 1.4M reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left Rust out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rust's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 27.0M–61.6M

best case 105.0M (Terraria)

The Crafting genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 27.0M–61.6M copies

≈ $203.9M–$381.9M after Steam's cut

from ~811k reviews

Best case

≈ 80.0M–130.0M copies

Terraria · ≈ $219.8M–$590.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Crafting (5 of 8) and Survival (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Sandbox, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2007 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Terraria 2011	Est. copies ≈ 80.0M–130.0M 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $219.8M–$590.9M after Steam's cut $399.6M–$909.1M before the cut	$9.99	1.5M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSandbox
Unturned 2017	Est. copies ≈ 19.4M–31.5M SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue Free	Free	564k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlaySurvival
Team Fortress 2 2007	Est. copies ≈ 64.6M–105.0M 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue Free	Free	1.2M reviews Very Positive	Free to PlayHero Shooter
Baldur's Gate 3 2023	Est. copies ≈ 20.4M–33.1M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $335.8M–$902.8M after Steam's cut $610.5M–$1388.9M before the cut	$59.99	848k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	RPGCharacter Customization
The Forest 2018	Est. copies ≈ 20.6M–33.5M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $113.4M–$304.8M after Steam's cut $206.1M–$468.9M before the cut	$19.99	678k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
ARK: Survival Evolved 2017	Est. copies ≈ 26.6M–43.2M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $109.6M–$294.7M after Steam's cut $199.3M–$453.4M before the cut	$14.99	773k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
Don't Starve Together 2016	Est. copies ≈ 21.6M–35.1M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $88.9M–$239.1M after Steam's cut $161.7M–$367.9M before the cut	$14.99	539k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalOpen World Survival Craft
Stardew Valley 2016	Est. copies ≈ 41.0M–66.6M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $169.0M–$454.3M after Steam's cut $307.2M–$698.9M before the cut	$14.99	1.0M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Farming SimPixel Graphics